I am up at this insane hour amking this post becaus eit simply had to be done in the moment.
I was just awakened by this horrible SCREACHING noise. First off its been a strange night anyway tornado warnings all night, golf ball sized hail pelting the house most of the evening just weird weather. Ok so..when it rains hard sometimes the water rises enough to get in the house, but it didnt quite get that bad tonight but ig got bad enough to somehow run in a little rodent friend . This screaching was so very very strange to wake up to. I get up and immediately notice a strange smell..smells like dirt,damp-earth-dirt musky-cant explain it-very - wild smell.
I flip on the lights and see Bitty in the corner looking perplexed. In front of him is a little furry something running around in circles . Now I'm half awake and my first thought is Ohh nooo I'm going to have to clean up blood *sigh* cause it looks like a mouse without a head...and im thinking damn its running around and doesnt know its dead yet.But i get closer and realize as my eyes adjust to the light that it has a head .Its very much intact.Its a mole. And its running in circles backwards with its tail straight up. The source of the smell his defense mechanisms . SO hes screaching and flipping in circles looking for something to burrow into. Except for they're blind or close to it I think. I grab a wine carafe ( dont ask) and set it behind him and he backs straight into it . I flip it up so hes in the bottom and cant climb out . Ohhhh he raised holy hell!! the noise that tiny little thing made and Good God he stank! the cat was watching completely amused at the whole scene I do believe. SO i sat the carafe down threw on a long t-shirt. Then I carried him outside and let him go..in the dark in the rain no less...*rolls eyes* Wow what a weird way to wake up. I have to go light a candle now to get the musky smell out of my room.
By the way my cats have killed moles before, but they never ever eat them.They just would leave them for me to find on the porch. Now i know why...damn they smell funky.